1. In, to or toward the rear
   "the final runners were far behind"; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"
    
2. Remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
   "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"
    
3. In or into an inferior position
   "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
    
4. In debt
   "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent";
   - behindhand, in arrears
    
5. Showing a time that is earlier than the actual time
   "my watch is running behind";
   - slow

1. Further back than; at the back of; at the far side of
   "behind the door"; "look behind you"
    
2. In support of
   "I'm behind you on this"
    
3. Coming at a later time or previous position
   "he leaves a trail of destruction behind him";
   - following, after

1. Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
   "behind by two points"

1. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   "he deserves a good kick in the behind";
   - buttocks, nates [informal, technical], butt [N. Amer, informal], backside [informal], bum [Brit, informal], buns [N. Amer, informal], can [N. Amer, informal], fundament [informal], hindquarters [informal], hind end [informal], posterior [informal], rear [informal], rear end [informal], rump [informal], stern [informal], seat [informal], tail [N. Amer, informal], tail end [informal], tooshie [informal], tush [N. Amer, informal], bottom [informal], derriere [informal], patootie [US, informal], botty [informal], duff [N. Amer, informal], bahookie [UK, dialect, informal], booty [N. Amer, informal], heinie [US, informal], tushy [N. Amer, informal], derrière [informal]

Derived forms: behinds

See also: down

Type of: body part

Part of: body, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Behind